05-16-14, 08:34 AM | |
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I think overall my body responds better to long steady state cardio (or at least 30 minutes). HIIT and tabata style workouts tend to stress my body out more which causes me to plateau and my body holds onto fat more. Everybody is different though.
I was listening to those thyroid sessions and there was a fitness guy on there that said studies showed it did not matter whether you did steady state cardio or HIIT, what mattered is how your body was doing that particular day. For example, if you feel really energetic one day, no stress going on, then you may feel great after a HIIT workout, but if you push yourself with that kind of workout on a day when you are already depleted then you are stressing your thyroid which then causes further problems with metabolism, etc. For those of us that already have hormone issues either from thyroid or premenopause/menopause, etc, maybe even other autoimmune inflammatory conditions going on, it is probably better to avoid really intense workouts until the body is better healed. I think there are phases of our lives where we just cannot do those really tough workouts and if we don't listen we not only don't lose weight, but we wreck our bodies.
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05-16-14, 08:46 AM | |
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I agree with videofit.
I think a lot of people confuse themselves by reading too much - too many blogs, websites, and even scientific studies. Don't get me wrong, I am ALL about scientific studies, but studies read without a critical eye and and without some sense of context and balance can send one down the wrong path. In other words, one has to guard against confirmation bias, the conscious or even unconscious seeking out of studies that conclude what you want to believe is true, and not looking for studies that conclude otherwise, or show no effect. This is a trap even the best of us can fall into if we're not careful. My opinion on cardio for weight loss: broadly speaking, it doesn't matter. You can use it, or not use it. If you are going to use it, pick stuff that you enjoy doing. Is one thing slightly better than another? Probably, but who cares? This is small picture stuff. Concentrate on big picture stuff. If you get your diet squared away, you may not need to change what you're doing exercise-wise at all.
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05-16-14, 08:58 AM | |
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Everything I've been reading for a while agrees on 3 things (as do I):
1. Weight loss has very little, if anything, to do with exercise - although you should weight train so you don't lose muscle when losing weight. 2. Decreasing calories when increasing exercise is like driving your car on a long trip and not putting enough gas in - and expecting it to go the distance. 3. Fat burning is caused by eating fat burning foods (basically good fat) and avoiding fat storing foods. It's all about chemistry inside your body and what happens when you eat various foods. Sounds like hocus pocus maybe, but it made sense when I read/heard it. :-) Works for me. Others have other opinions. This is just mine. |
05-16-14, 09:22 AM | ||
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05-16-14, 09:30 AM | |
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For me high intensity exercises like Tabata and Zuzka makes the weight fly off independent of diet. So maybe the best kind of cardio has something to do with body type. When I want to burn fat I always turn to these type of exercises because they work and they work fast.
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05-16-14, 02:32 PM | ||
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05-16-14, 03:37 PM | |
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I enjoy longer steady state cardio more than hiit but when I added hiit (and my version is Firm Express) after I'd already slimmed down with the help of steady state cardio such as walking, zumba, and step (plus a good diet) that helped push me to better results (my legs got leaner and more toned). I think steady state cardio needs to be combined with weight work because of muscle loss, especially as you get older. Cardio with a lot of movement of the legs works better for me than cardio workouts that involve mostly standing in one place (like Ellen Barrett and some of the newer dance workouts)--those are good workouts for many, many reasons just not as effective for me and my legs as more active workouts.
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